Towards a standardization of biomethane potential tests: a commentary

• Published in: Water science and technology Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 247 - 250
• Main Authors: Holliger, Christof, Astals, Sergi, de Laclos, Hélène Fruteau, Hafner, Sasha D., Koch, Konrad, Weinrich, Sören
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England IWA Publishing 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Biogas; Data processing; Datasets; Germany; Guidelines; Laboratories; Methane - analysis; Reference Standards; Reproducibility of Results; Software; Standardization; Switzerland; Tests; Workshops; Switzerland; Germany

Inter-laboratory reproducibility of biomethane potential (BMP) is dismal, with differences in BMP values for the same sample exceeding a factor of two in some cases. A large group of BMP researchers directly addressed this problem during a workshop held in Leysin, Switzerland, in June 2015. The work...